Endometriosis Inducing Complete Colon Obstruction Managed by One Stage Resection and Anastomosis

The paper describes endometriosis as a rare cause of complete left-sided colon obstruction, noting that while symptoms such as bloody stool and abdominal pain can correlate with the endometrial cycle, only a minority of patients present with that classic pattern. It reports a case in which acute left colon obstruction due to endometriosis was managed with one-stage resection and anastomosis rather than the commonly used two- or three-stage approach involving a temporary stoma. The authors state that one-stage resection and anastomosis is associated with a low leakage rate, framing this as the operation of choice for acute left colon obstruction. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it reports one-stage resection and anastomosis for complete left colon obstruction induced by endometriosis.

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